Springboard 8th Grade ELA - Unit 1 Vocabulary

context

the circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or situation

nuance

a subtle difference or distinction in meaning

point of view

the perspective from which a story is told

concise

brief and to the point

coherence

the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay.

function

how something is used

negation

to deny or make ineffective

archetype

a character, symbol, story pattern, or other
element that is common to human experience across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature, myth, and folklore

imagery

descriptive or figurative language used to create
word pictures; imagery is created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses

setting

the time and the place in which a narrative occurs.